2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to illegal immigration.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, urges the department of safety to study the enforcement of federal immigration laws, detentions and removals, investigations in this state, and immigration-related progress and challenges; requires the department to submit a report to the governor and general assembly on or before January 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

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Bill History

1/15/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/25/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/20257.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/15/20257.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/18/2025112.8 KB